Garment.



A. MATHIAS.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILBD OOT.23, 1913.

1,121,883. Patented Dec. 15,1914.

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' ALi3ERr-MATHiAs,orfEL Paso, '.rnxris.

" GARMENT.

To all whom t may. concern: v s

Beit lrnownthat I, ALBERT MATHIAS, a

citizen lof the United States, residing at El Paso, vin the'county oflill Paso andrState of Texas, have inventedcertain new and usefulImprovements in Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionV relates to improvementsin garments, particularlytrousers, overalls Aand. similar garments of that character having aWaist-band and a front' placket or iy, the

object of the invention being to provide fastening means for ladjustingthe waistband to hold the garment `supported upon the wearer and to simiiltai`ieonsly draw the meeting edges. of the "fly or `placlretgintoproper position, the construction of the fastening or supporting meansbeing such as to imitate or present the appearance of the use of anordinary belt.

A further object ofthe invention is'I to provide a vgarment havingfastening or supporting means `of the character described,

including] straps' forming extensions from the ends of the .Waist-band,v one of-` which straps is adapted to be passed throughan opening in thewaist-band so that the vstraps may be extended in opposite directions onthe outsidenof the waist-band to points ad-` jacent tlie sides of thegarment andethere suitably fastened in position, by which` thewaist-band may be easily and conveniently contracted as desired and thegarment properly fitted upon the wearer.

A still further object of the invention is to provide ag garment havinga fastening or supporter of the character described including.coperating- `members for yretaining the straps in position, whichmembers .arev

adapted to simulate the appearance of the usual front buckle landv vthewaist-band ad-` justing straps at the sides .of ,the garment. With theseand other objects in view,the

vinvention consists of the features of construction, combination andarrangementv of parts, hereinafter fullyv 4deseridoed and' claimed,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which:-`

Figure 1 is a fro t view .of .the waist portion of a garment embodying.my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view ywith the outer strap embodied,and showing certain .featuresof construction; Fig. 3 is a `detailsectiononl s y i Specification of Letters Patent. ,iPalj-ented Dec, 151914. implication med october 23,1913. semaine. 796,853. v

the.v line 3--3 in 1; and `Fig.'4 is a detail section on the line 4-4 inFig. 1.

, Referring `to the drawings,1 designates a pair ofoveralls, tronsersorother similar garment, having awaist-band 2 and divided at the fronttoprovide a placket or fly, the

overlapping meeting. edges of whichl are inidicated at 3y and 4. Thesemeetingedges of Y the lwaist-band is provided substantiallyin linewiththe meeting edge 4 ofthe placket orfly with a slit `or opening 7,and such `endof the Waist-band is preferably provided with a reinforcingmember 8. rlhis reinforcing member may consist of a length of Wiredisposed between .the plies ofthe waist-band and kcurved to, give properform thereto .and adapted to-render the saidkportion` of the waist-bandrelatively stift' or rigid for proper guidance `andconnection of thewaist-band straps, as. hereinafter described. '1 As shown, thereinforcing wire 8 has its `ends bent backwardly tok provide blunt`portions 9 tofpreventv it 'from penetrlating or pimcturinglthe fabric.The said outer end 6l of. the Waist-band, which is adaptedto lap overthe innerv end 9 of the Waist-band,A isl provided with a fastening strapor extension,10,.and theiend 9 is pro-` vided with` a similar rfasteningstrap or eX- tension 11. In adjusting the waist-band to the person ofthe wearer, the [strap 11v is passed outwardly through theslit'oropening 7 and therespective straps 1.0 `andll extended,inopposite directions around the lfront of the waist-band, thelreinforcing member S'rendering the endu ofthe waistband sufficientlyvstiff" or rigid to permit the,`

strap ,11"to be passedthrongh the opening 7 with ease and facility. d y

It will be understood lfrom theforegoing description that by extendingthe straps k10 `and"11 in themanner -described, the waistband 2 may becontracted to the'desired degree. tot about .the `waistof. the'wearerand support the garment in the proper position upon the person, and..that such .adjustment ofthe said straps also brings the meetingpreferably applied to short'tabs. 13, securedl edges?) and l of the Hyor .placket in proper relative position-to be united bythe but.V

tons lor other fasteners 5.1,. `When the straps are so extended theygivethe generala'ppearance of the use of the ordinary' belt, as

Well as a ldesirable finish to the Waist-band of the garment.

lThevfree ends of the straps 7 and Sarre` adapted to be secured inposition by clamps, clasps or fastening members 12, Which are.

to the Waist-band adjacent the sides or hip portions thereof, wherebythe Waist-band will be held securelyin adjusted position.-

These fastenings orclaspsareso arranged as to simulate the usualadjusting devices at .the'sides of trousersor a similar garment for thepurpose of takingup any slack in .the waistband, thus giving kanattractive finish tothe Waist-band and garment as` al Whole and atthesame time further giving the impression Vof the use ofordinaryadjusting devices iny connectionv Withan voutside belt.y For the purposeof holding the secured straps against relative movements and giving afurther'desirable ornamentality of finish l may provide` an imitationbuckle plate le to 'overlie' the strap y10 in line With the fly orplacket and to conceal the v securely in place.

opening or slit 7.' As shown, this buckle plate is provided with tonguesl5 stamped therefrom and adapted to be vpassed through the slit oropening 'i' and bear upon the rear side of the strap l0 to hold thevbuckle platel in position, the buckle plate and tongues firmly engagingthe straps and holding the same from relative sliding motions, therebyrelieving the fastenings at the ends of the straps from overstrain. v

By reason of the fact vthat the slit 7,is

centrally located with respect to the gar-V ment, or with respect to thestructure forming the deviceuof my invention, it is possible to disposea buckle simulating or appearing plate overthe slot 7y in such a `manneras Lnot only to conceal the slot but also to carry out thesimulation ofa belt, independent of the garment.` t j I From the foregoingdescription,taken in connection With the accompanying drawings,'it Willbe seen that my invention provides a fastener or supporter of the char-`acter described Whichis simple of construc-v garments, such as overalls,'to add to the strength and finish thereof.y

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Washington. D. 0;

' meines g Y Having Vthus described,y myinvention,

claimv:wfa y l.- A garment having a front placket and a waistbandportionepr'ovided With'a lslit e intersecting the placket "opening,thefinargins ofthe slitted portion being arrangedto .i I

overlap and the' outwardly'l overlapping ,margin having anopening'substantially'at its juncture llof overlap with theriinvvardly'lapping margin, said Waist bandhavingbelt strap extensions extending`from the ends of" said` band, the strap of the inwardly lap-` pingwaistband end beingy adapted forprojectionv through said opening andbeing adapted tof' beV 'disposed exteriorly f throughout its' lengthagainst the outwardly lapping Waist band, the strap ofthe outwardlylapping Waist band being adapted to be disposed c against the exteriorofthe inwardlylapping bandthroughout the length of said strap of theoutwardly lapping band, andvineans for attaching the free ends of thestraps y'to the garment, substantially as described'.v j

2., A garment having a' Waist portion provided at its front-with aplacket, aeiwaist-l band having one of its ends provided with a'vertical slitfa't the top of the outercply of the placket, areinforcement inclosedfin said slitted end of the waistband, beltstra'psforming extensions from the' ends ofthe Waist-band and extendinglongitudinally to equal degrees on opposite sides of the slit and f`adapted to be e'xtendedin opposite directions along the outside of thefront ofthe `vvaist,

band to points adjacent the "sides of the'garment, one ofsaid strapsbeing adapted for passage 'through said slit, and means for` attachingthe ,free ends of: thev straps tothe garment. v f

3. A garment havingy awaist portion pro? vided at its front with aplacket, al Waist v band having one of its endsv provided With avertical-slit at the top of they outer plyy ofl the placket, belt strapsforming extensions from the ends of the Waist-band and adapted to belextended inl opposite directions ,y

passage A.through said slita plate carried byv the slittedend of theWaistfband and having tongues for insertion into 'said slit to 'clampthe plate in position andy frictionally holdf` ing the straps againstrelative movement,

and means for attachingthe free endsof they vstraps to the garment. i i

ln testimony whereof signature in presence of tW'o Witnesses.

e Witnesses: y, W. Hamam,

DAvrDfCoHnN. v Y'.

apesar Marinas;

